vtui

vtui is a lightweight, open-source terminal user interface designed for administrators who need rapid, keyboard-driven visibility into VMware vCenter environments without launching a full graphical client. Built in Go and distributed by the developer “noclue,” the tool streams real-time inventory data—datacenters, clusters, hosts, virtual machines, datastores, and networks—into an ncurses-style console pane that can be navigated with arrow keys and shortcuts. Typical use cases include verifying VM placement after vMotion events, checking host resource consumption during change windows, scanning for orphaned objects before cleanup scripts run, or simply confirming network port-group alignment while configuring VLANs from a jump host. Because vtui connects through the public vSphere API, it requires only read-only credentials, making it safe for help-desk staff and junior admins who must audit but not alter the environment. The current stable release is 0.2.4, the fifth iterative version since the project debuted, and each update has tightened memory usage, added collapsible tree nodes, and improved resilience to large inventories exceeding ten thousand VMs. The utility falls squarely into the Network & Admin category of system tools, complementing rather than replacing official vSphere clients, and is especially valuable on minimal Linux containers or Windows Core servers where GUI launch is impossible. vtui is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources (e.g. winget), always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.

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